Section 303 — Resource Management Act 1991: Orders of the High Court

303 Orders of the High Court (1) The High Court may, on application to it or on its own motion, make an order directing the Environment Court to lodge with the Registrar of the High Court any or all of the following things: (a) Anything in the possession of the Environment Court: (b) A report recording, in respect of any matter or issue the Court may specify, any of the findings of fact of the Environment Court which are not set out in its decision or report and recommendation: (c) A report setting out, so far as is reasonably practicable and in respect of any issue or matter the order may specify, any reasons or considerations to which the Environment Court had regard but which are not set out in its decision or report and recommendation. (2) An application under subsection (1) shall be made— (a) In the case of the appellant, within 20 working days after the date on which the notice of appeal is lodged; or (b) In the case of any other party to the appeal, within 20 working days after the date of the service on him or her of a copy of the notice of appeal. (3) The High Court may make an order under subsection (1) only if it is satisfied that a proper determination of a point of law so requires; and the order may be made subject to such conditions as the High Court thinks fit. The words “ Environment Court ” in subsection (1) were substituted, as from 2 September 1996, for the words “ Planning Tribunal ” pursuant to section 6(2)(a) Resource Management Amendment Act 1996 (1996 No 160). The words “ Environment Court ” in subsection (1) (where they secondly appear) were substituted, as from 2 September 1996, for the word “ Tribunal ” pursuant to section 6(2)(a) Resource Management Amendment Act 1996 (1996 No 160). Subsection (1) was amended, as from 10 August 2005, by section 112 Resource Management Amendment Act 2005 (2005 No 87) by omitting the words “ at Wellington ” . See sections 131 to 135 of that Act as to the transitional provisions.